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Intro Intro
16
Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementoes, Notes, and Fragments
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Natural Curiosities Natural Curiosities: Tower Records
Geologists have found a sandstone spire in Utah vibrates with the beat of a human heart—and even has a voice you can hear
30
Feature A Few Facts About…Lake Baikal
The deepest, largest, oldest lake in the world still harbors secrets
34
Feature Hold My Beer
How a group of suburban dads from the Midwest unknowingly made the first undisputed expedition to the North Pole
46
Feature The Future Is Looking Up
Can skiing's problems be solved by a nomadic, human-powered, 'backcountry light' resort?
56
Feature The Most Important Animal
In the Arctic, even the sun revolves around caribou
66
Feature Rebuilding a Relationship
For one Colorado cabin dweller, restoration means connection with land, people, and history
76
Feature Her First Ski Home
Exploring limits with a child on a frigid backcountry evening
80
Feature Cultural Centers
How a bunch of ski bums turned photographers helped create the era of modern adventure skiing
90
Historical Badass Mountain of a Different Summit
James Morris brought the world news of the first Everest ascent, then returned home to a greater challenge
94
Feature A Form of Air and Space
Working with paper and a blade, an artist turns positive and negative shapes into simple and sensory delights
100
Feature A Small North Star
Alaska's Skiland is and ever shall be the people's mountain
106
Weekend Cabin Weekend Cabin: Solvay Hut
Amenities, none. Access, difficult. View, incomparable
110
Three Square Three Square
From three corners of the Alps, we interpret a trio of classics guaranteed to warm your winter routine
116
Portfolio Portfolio: When Swell Freezes Over
Winter brings the best waves to the Great Lakes—along with snow, ice, winds, below-zero temps, and seriously passionate surfers
128
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